Construction worker rescued in Naperville

The Naperville Fire Department rescued an injured construction worker from the top level of a project on the Edward Hospital campus this morning, according to fire officials.

Crews were dispatched to the campus at 801 S. Washington St. about 8:03 a.m. where Fire Department Bureau Chief Kevin Lyne said a male worker had taken a fall while working on the upper level of a four-story addition.

He did not fall to the ground and needed to be rescued from the top of the building, according to Lyne. First responders called for a Specialized Rescue Response that included more personnel with advanced rope training and additional fire apparatus.

“The worker was injured Wednesday morning when construction material fell on him while he was on the roof of the hospital’s West Building, which is undergoing a two-floor expansion,” said Keith Hartenberger, of Edward Hospital. “Construction work on the site resumed shortly after the incident.”

Rescue workers treated the man’s injuries and lowered him to the ground with a construction crane.

Lyne estimated it took about 30 to 40 minutes to bring the worker down. He was taken into the hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.